On Christmas Eve of 2010, police find Lori Ruff dead and questions begin to swirl; as the investigation unfolds, detectives discover nothing about Lori is what it seems; they work tirelessly to figure out who was this wife and mother.

One morning in 2011, a 20-year-old nursing student vanishes without a trace; panic sets in when her brother finds fresh blood outside of their house; what follows is a notorious missing person's case in Tennessee history.

At the start of 2012, southern California has been under siege for two years by a serial killer targeting the homeless; however, when police accuse one man of the murder of his mother and brother, he discovers all the murders are connected.

In 2013, a 42-year-old electrical engineer responds to a Craigslist advertisement promising companionship in exchange for only $100; unfortunately for Laferrara, this decision will have deadly consequences.

Fights over land and money divide an eastern Washington family amid allegations of incest, betrayal, and murder.